The Louisiana Democrat., 1887-02-23
HOME AND FARM.
Warm stables. shed, ETC., econ'

Warm stables. shed, etc., ecoHu-
mize fodder.
Mould can be prevented from form.
ing on fruit jellies by pouringa little
paraffine over the top, which, when
cold, will harden to a solid cake which
can be easily removed when desired -
Boston Budget.
Good Plain Buns: One pound flour,
six ounces butter, one-quarter pound
sugar. one egg, one-quarter pint milk
(bare), two small teaspoonfuls baking
powder, and few drops of essence OF
lemon. Use the milk lukewarm and
beat the dough well for ten minutes
Toledo Blade.
Apples stewed and sweetened are
pleasant to the taste, cooling, nourish-
ing and laxative, far superior in many
cases to the abominable doses OF salts
and oil usually given in fever and other
diseases. Raw apples and dried apples
stewed are better for constipation than
liver pills. Boston Bulletin.
| i'm order to counteract the strong
odors of the stable, which are so apt
to affect the milk In winter, it is sugg-
gested that dry earth should be scat
tered behind the COWS before the milk
ing is begun. Finely-sifted, thorough
! ly dry hard-coal ashes will answer the
same purpose, but is not so good an
addition to the manure heap. The use
of either will save the milk from pollu-
tion.-M Y. Examiner.
Barley stew: About a quarter of a
pound cold roasted Or boiled meat, two
onions, four potatoes, one-quarter cup
full barley, one tablespoonful -four, one
quart water, salt and pepper; cut meat
into dice, wash barley, cut up onions
very fine; put all in stew pan and
dredge with flour, add water and SIM
mer two hours; pare and slice pota.
toes, add to the stew and simmer one
hour; taste to see if there is enough
seasoning; if not, add more.-N T.
Herald.
Males of the large breeds should
never be mated with Leghorn or Ham
burg hens, or with any small females
If your hens are small and you wish tt
increase the size of your chickens. d.
it gradually by first mating them will
! a small Plymouth Rock cockerel, ant
next season you can use a big Brahm
, or Cochin; if your fowls are too BIZ
you can easily get them smaller by tn
use of Leghorn or Hamburg males
Western Rural.
, Popcorn Balls: Take three larg
5 ears of popcorn (rice is besD. Afte
S popping, shake it down in pan so tn
e unpopped corn will settle at the bo
Il tom; put the nice white popped in
t creased pan. For the candy, take on
= cup of molasses, one cup of lgf
' brown or white sugar, one tablespoon
y full of vinegar. Boil until it wi
e harden in water. Pour on the corr
s Stir with a spoon until thorough
n mixed; then mould into balls with tt
n hand.-Ihe household.
J. Raised Mullins: Two cups
milk, teaspoonful of lard or butte
three cups of -four, half a yeast cake,
s teaspoonful of salt sifted with the fiou
D. heat the milk; stir in the shortening
., and when blood warm add half tt
n flour and beat hard for three minute
Is let it rise in a moderately warm pla
l. all night; in the morning work in Il
:, =, rest of the flour and the salt; MAJ
into balls and let it rise in creased mt
fin rings; set on Toured board. VIII
d light slip a cake-turner under ea
y and transfer to a hot griddle WI
70 creased. Turn when the under side
!, IS done. Eat warm, pulling them ope
!; i to butter them. Chicago Ne,os.